Making QSWO?

[Toller]

A week ago I posted a gloat about buying 100bf of 12/4 oak on ebay for $1.25.

I cut off a chunk today to make a new centerboard for my sailboat and discovered it is actually white oak with unusually good figure! (since WO is more durable than RO, I really scored there...)

Since I really have no use for that much 12/4, and no means to resaw it, I am thinking of cutting it into 1" pieces, turning them on side, and gluing them together to make 4/4 QSWO.

Does this make sense, or am I getting carried away?

[Charlie Self]

You got it right the second time. Can't you find someone with a bandsaw and then resaw the WO yourself?

[Swingman]

We don't see much 12/4 WO down this way. If you need QS, what you propose doing to make QS makes perfect sense and will definitely work.

Personally, I would wait until the need arises before resawing ... sounds like it's about time for that bandsaw purchase.

BTW, you suck ...

[Ed Clarke]

At least one of the Stickley brothers did this for chair or table legs. He wanted the white oak grain to show on all four sides so he joined four pieces of oak together with lock miter joints.

I don't think it was Gustav.